In each health territory, the regional health agency organises a response system for psychiatric emergencies in conjunction with the emergency medical services, the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services, the national police services, the national gendarmerie units, the establishments mentioned in article L. 3222-1, groups of independent psychiatrists and the persons mentioned in article L. 6312-2.
The purpose of this system is to ensure that people suffering from mental disorders, wherever they may be, are provided with the emergency care appropriate to their condition and, where necessary, to ensure their transport to a health establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1, particularly if they need to be returned to full hospitalisation under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 3211-11.